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Madame du Barry. Jeanne Bécu, Comtesse du Barry (19 August 1743 – 8 December 1793) was the last maîtresse-en-titre of King Louis XV of France. She was executed by guillotine during the French Revolution on accusations of treason—particularly being suspected of assisting émigrés to flee from the Revolution.
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Nov 9, 2022 · The tale of King Louis XV’s last mistress, Madame du Barry, is a tragic one that is only now being given suitable attention through the recent opening of her newly renovated apartments at the Château de Versailles as well as a Netflix film currently filming on location.
- Ulrike Lemmin-Woolfrey
Like all royal mistresses, Madame du Barry lived comfortably... Fascinated by craftsmanship and painting, she commissioned numerous pieces from the joiner Delanois, the cabinetmaker Leleu and the painters Fragonard and Vien. She was a personal friend of Voltaire, whom she visited regularly until his death in 1778.
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On the death of Louis XV (May 1774) and the accession of Louis XVI, Madame du Barry was banished to a nunnery; from 1776 until the outbreak of the Revolution she lived on her estates with the Duke de Brissac. In 1792 she made several trips to London, probably to give financial aid to French émigrés.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Apr 18, 2019 · Sale date: 1 May 2019. The life of Jeanne Bécu Du Barry (1743-1793) was a cautionary tale full of twists and turns. Popularly known as the last mistress of Louis XV of France (1710-1774), Madame du Barry rose from modest origins to become one of the most powerful women in France.
Nov 10, 2021 · Nov. 10, 2021. Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun, widely regarded as the most accomplished female painter of the 18th century, painted this gorgeous portrait of Madame du Barry in 1782. That was the...
May 17, 2023 · Maïwenn’s “Jeanne du Barry” follows the life of King Louis XV’s infamous mistress. The 2023 film, which premiered at Cannes last week, received a seven-minute standing ovation. Maïwenn...
